• New £120m fund to provide boost for care sector staffing levels

    New £120m fund to provide boost for care sector staffing levels
    Cash comes after survey reveals some providers report 50% staff absencesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe Covid-stricken care home and domiciliary care sector is to get an extra £120m government funding to help boost depleted staff levels, ministers announced on Saturday night.The funds would help increase staff numbers, said the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC). Ministers said the aim was to help local authorities plug worker shortages and al

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